"Most dog lovers know the terrible conditions in many cases of puppy mills and informal education facilities owned by breeders disgraceful. Bred dogs in many cases, even in very many cases, are kept crowded together in filth, do not socialize with humans. In addition, these educators do not always care for the health and strength of the breed, which often leads to genetic diseases, and poor public health in personality traits and unlikable. But many of these amateur dog himself, who, t-shirts and posters denouncing the puppy mills, do not know that most of the puppies sold in pet stores come from there".
10 reasons not to buy from a pet store1. Poor health: Because a lot of puppies to pet stores come from puppy mills, they are not the result of careful breeding, and they usually do not receive good care before coming to the store. Some common diseases and conditions are neurological problems, and eye problems, hip dyspepsia, disorders of the blood and canine parvenus.
2. Behavioral problems: Because of indiscriminate breeding and not deleted from the behavioral problems of generations. You will also find that the staff a pet store is not likely to have any training in dealing with issues of behavior so that the puppies continue to do the wrong things, which became a habit.
3. No socialization: often is pulled pet stores puppies away from their garbage in the young age, even the very young, often only four or five weeks. As soon as must be separated from the pack that puppy is eight weeks and most reputable breeders will say at least 10 weeks. This lack of time socializing with his brothers means that the puppy will not develop the important skills of dogs. Similarly, the puppy who has not dealt with by people of three weeks about not mixing with them naturally.
4. The fall of the standard: a broad sense, and buy a puppy from a pet store and breeding, and then mean that you destroy the level of that breed because of the lack of concern with the previous breeder.
5. Lack of information: member of staff a pet store is not an expert in breeding and not much on dogs in general. Buying a puppy from a store means that you will not get inside information on this breed or are likely to help with any questions or other behavior.
6. The return of the risk of your puppy: Most pet stores do not provide a warranty of some kind where you can bring the puppy back if it has problems. It does not tend to say to the customers the fate of a puppy, he returned once, is usually euthanize.
7. Housebreaking and duty: pet store puppies have spent all their short lives in cages. They do not have the opportunity to develop a natural instinct to eliminate away from the dog food and bedding. This causes problems when trying to housebreak them.
8. What you see is not necessarily what you get: If you see something like the Maltese in the frame, you may find, as they grow, there is little Maltese somewhere in there, but mostly she looks like a dog. There is no guarantee that you will get a genuine dog if that's what you're after.
9. Value of the poor: A puppy from a pet store generally costs between $ 400 and $ 2,000. This is often more than you pay in reputable breeder who can guarantee you a healthy puppy and provide support after wards.
10. Questionable proportions: You pay for the papers, birth or AKC, when buying a puppy from a pet store, but it is very likely that it is not real. If the papers are genuine or not, it still does not mean that the puppy is a good example of the strain it - you need a reputable breeder to prove it.
"What are our choices of the other puppies pet store? Find a reputable breeder or adopt a dog coming from the local animal shelter or breed specific rescue."
"Reputable breeders aware of the breed they represent, and can help with behavioral and physical issues that may come later. These breeder dogs mixing with them early, breed in good qualities and bad breed outside and they can show you the puppies parents and give you your own history. Human societies, local animal shelters and breed rescue are all good places to search. True, you do not have to take advantage of meeting the parents of your puppy, but is a comprehensive examination to save the puppies any disease or condition, and socially by the staff and training them early. Also, if you adopt a puppy you will find a hybrid that is likely to enjoy very good health as fools and are often healthier than purebreds".
